Bukele: Does the Strongman Show Weakness When Imprisoning Critics?
July 4, 2025 | The Salvadoran leader tolerates no dissent.
Articles by Margaret Knapke
The Freedom Flotilla: Bravely Breaking the Siege Against Gaza
June 3, 2025 | A dozen unarmed activists are standing up against one of the world's most powerful militaries.
Trump and Bukele: The Few Repressing the Many
May 13, 2025 | The two authoritarian leaders are joining hands to assault human rights and democratic norms.
Resisting Bukele’s Iron Fist
December 9, 2024 | The Salvadoran leader has jailed tens of thousands of innocent people in his "state of exception."
El Salvador’s Dangerous Democratic Backslide
August 8, 2023 | The world’s “coolest dictator” is imprisoning innocents at rates not seen since the country’s dictatorship and civil war. Solidarity activists are fighting back.
As Long As Rights Are Trampled, There Will Be Forced Migration
February 6, 2018 | We often debate the pros and cons of welcoming immigrants here. We seldom consider the U.S. impact on the countries they leave.
These Salvadoran Women Went to Prison for Suffering Miscarriages
October 5, 2015 | In a country with strict anti-abortion laws, pregnancy losses can mean decades behind bars.
Postcard From…Tolemaida
August 27, 2010 | The United States wants to lease Colombian military bases, but a coalition of activists from the two countries are saying no. And they have the Colombian constitution on their side.
Coup’s Impact on Honduran Women
October 22, 2009 | The coup is claiming more and more victims, particularly women.
School of Coups
July 22, 2009 | The Honduran coup highlights why the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, which replaced the School of the Americas, must be scrapped.